Classmate wa Isekai de Yuusha ni Natta kedo, Ore dake Gendai Nihon ni Okizari ni Narimashita - Chapter 7

 Chapter 7: I Ended Up Helping Someone (Part 1)

"Deactivate 'Item Box'."

As I deactivated the skill, the white box vanished, and a soccer ball and a dictionary thudded onto the floor where the box had been.

"So, I can't store two items at once at my current skill level, huh..."

Since acquiring the 'Item Box' skill, I'd been testing its capabilities.

So far, I'd learned that:

• MP consumption is a flat 10 per use.
• There's no weight limit for items stored inside.
• Only one item can be stored at a time at my current skill level.

At first, I got excited thinking I'd obtained an amazing skill that let me carry anything freely, but even with its limitations, it's still pretty useful.

Anyway, time to head out for shopping.

I grabbed an eco-bag and was about to leave my room when—

"Ah."

By accident, the eco-bag got sucked into the white box.

Whoops, I forgot to deactivate the skill.

Well, I can just deactivate it to retrieve the bag, so it’s not a big deal.

As I was about to do so, my Storage List caught my eye.

―――

'Item Box'
Storage List

• Eco-bag
  　- Receipt

―――

For a second, I thought I was seeing things.

I rubbed my eyes and checked again, but the text hadn’t changed.

Panicked, I deactivated the skill and checked the eco-bag—sure enough, the receipt was inside.

"...Could it be?"

To test it further, I grabbed an electronic dictionary, put it inside a cover case, and stored it in the Item Box.

Then, I checked the Storage List again.

―――

'Item Box'
Storage List

• Cover Case
  　- Electronic Dictionary

―――

So if something is inside a container, it gets counted as one item?

If that's true… this skill could be easily exploited.

"...Anyway, I really need to get going."

I remembered I was supposed to go shopping and decided to continue testing tomorrow.

With that, I headed out.

◇◇◇

"That will be 3,255 yen! How would you like to pay?"
"Cash."
"Understood! Please proceed to register number 7!"

As usual, I paid for my groceries, packed them into my eco-bag, and left the store.

Once I reached a quiet area, I activated 'Item Box' again.

"Alright, here we go."

―――

'Item Box'
Storage List

• Eco-bag
  　- 2 kg of rice
  　- 300 g of meat
  　- 1 whole cabbage
  　- 3 onions
  　- ……
  　- ……
  　- …

―――

Seeing everything stored properly, I let out a sigh of relief.

If it hadn’t worked, my groceries would’ve ended up scattered all over the ground—a complete disaster.

"Time to head home."

I placed the empty eco-bag inside the Item Box and started walking back.

"Huh? Iori-kun?"

A voice suddenly called out from behind me.

Turning around, I saw a girl wearing an apron, who looked to be about my age.

"Who are you...?"

"Oh, I guess this is the first time we’ve talked face-to-face. Does the name Fujisawa Hana ring a bell?"

Fujisawa... Fujisawa...

"Oh! You’re the class rep!"

"Phew, I’m glad you remember me."

Fujisawa-san smiled in relief.

"So, did you need something from me?"

"Ah, no. I just saw you by chance and called out. Sorry about that."

"No, don’t worry about it. By the way, what are you doing here?"

"Just shopping for dinner. What about you, Iori-kun?"

"Same here."

"Oh? You cook?"

"Only simple stuff, though."

We continued chatting casually, but suddenly, Fujisawa-san’s expression changed.

She quickly bowed her head.

"Sorry for stopping you. See you in class tomorrow!"

"O-Oh, yeah. See you tomorrow."

Almost as if fleeing from something, she ran toward the supermarket.

I watched her go, feeling a little confused—then, I noticed something.

A bruise peeking out from under her sleeve.

"...'Appraisal'."

Feeling guilty but unable to ignore my suspicion, I activated 'Appraisal' on Fujisawa-san.

―――

Target: Fujisawa Haruna
Race: Human
Age: 14

Status: Malnutrition, Internal Bleeding, Mood Disorder

Additional Info: Suffering from abuse and threats, both physically and mentally exhausted.

―――

The words on the screen left me speechless.

Malnutrition? Abuse? Threats?

For a moment, I wondered if 'Appraisal' had made a mistake—but I had no way to verify that.

"...I should go home."

With no solid proof, there was nothing I could do for now.

Feeling uneasy, I headed back home.

◇◇◇

"Did you carry all this home by yourself…?"

As I was putting away the groceries in the fridge, Kana, who had just returned from the dojo, let out a surprised voice.

"I've been training for a while now. This was nothing."

"Hmmm."

I forced a cheerful response, but Kana gave me a skeptical look.

However, she quickly lost interest, grabbed a sports drink from the fridge, and drank it all in one go.

That’s when I noticed something was off about her—she seemed down.

"Something happen?"

"…I just found out that a senior who’s been really kind to me ever since I moved here has quit the dojo. I had a feeling this would happen since they haven’t been coming for months, but still…"

I see… so that’s why she’s upset.

Even Kana, who rarely gets attached to people, was this affected.

That must mean this senpai was someone truly special.

Now I was curious—what kind of person were they?

"Why did they stop coming?"

"Family issues. Things got tough at home. I really want to see them again… Fujisawa-senpai."

"…Fujisawa?"

"Yeah, Fujisawa Haruna-senpai. She was really strong and kind—everyone admired her. I heard she goes to the same school as you and is even the class rep."

Fujisawa Haruna… the class rep at my school.

It’s almost certain—the Fujisawa-san I met earlier is the same person.

…Looks like I really need to confirm things myself.

"Onii-chan? Something wrong?"

"Hey, you’re on duty tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, but…?"

"I’ll take over for you. You should get some rest."

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